DocBook: The Definitive Guide By Norman Walsh & Leonard Muellner 1st Edition October 1999 1-56592-580-7, Order Number: 5807 652 pages, $36.95 , Includes CD-ROM

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RefName

Name

RefName -- The name of (one of) the subject(s) of a reference page

Synopsis

Mixed Content Model

RefName ::=
((#PCDATA|Action|Application|ClassName|Command|ComputerOutput|
  Database|Email|EnVar|ErrorCode|ErrorName|ErrorType|Filename|
  Function|GUIButton|GUIIcon|GUILabel|GUIMenu|GUIMenuItem|
  GUISubmenu|Hardware|Interface|InterfaceDefinition|KeyCap|
  KeyCode|KeyCombo|KeySym|Literal|Constant|Markup|MediaLabel|
  MenuChoice|MouseButton|MsgText|Option|Optional|Parameter|Prompt|
  Property|Replaceable|ReturnValue|SGMLTag|StructField|StructName|
  Symbol|SystemItem|Token|Type|UserInput|VarName)+)

Attributes

Common attributes

Tag Minimization

The start-tag is required for this element. The end-tag is optional, if your SGML declaration allows minimization.

Description

RefEntrys are small units of reference documentation describing a single topic. The RefName identifies the topic. Often this is the name of the command or function that the reference page describes.

Some reference pages describe a whole family of very closely related commands or functions. In this case, a RefEntry will have multiple RefNames, one for each command or function. When a RefEntry has several RefNames, it is likely to have a RefDescriptor that identifies the whole family of functions.

Processing expectations

May be formatted inline or as a displayed block, depending on context.

Formatting reference pages may require a fairly sophisticated processing system. Much of the meta-information about a reference page (its name, type, purpose, title, and classification) is stored in wrappers near the beginning of the RefEntry.

Common presentational features, such as titles and running headers, may require data from several of these wrappers plus some generated text. Other formatting often requires that these elements be reordered.

 Future Changes

The InterfaceDefinition element will be discarded in DocBook V4.0. It will no longer be available in the content model of this element.

Parents

These elements contain RefName: RefNameDiv.

Children

The following elements occur in RefName: Action, Application, ClassName, Command, ComputerOutput, Constant, Database, Email, EnVar, ErrorCode, ErrorName, ErrorType, Filename, Function, GUIButton, GUIIcon, GUILabel, GUIMenu, GUIMenuItem, GUISubmenu, Hardware, Interface, InterfaceDefinition, KeyCap, KeyCode, KeyCombo, KeySym, Literal, Markup, MediaLabel, MenuChoice, MouseButton, MsgText, Option, Optional, Parameter, Prompt, Property, Replaceable, ReturnValue, SGMLTag, StructField, StructName, Symbol, SystemItem, Token, Type, UserInput, VarName.

In some contexts, the following elements are allowed anywhere: BeginPage, IndexTerm.

See Also

RefDescriptor, RefEntryTitle

Examples

For examples, see RefEntry.

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